Tie for rails.



D. H. SNYDER.

TlE FOR RAILS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24.

Patented June 27, 1916.

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DANIEL H. SNYDER. OF SNYDERVILLE. OHIO.

TIE FOR RAILS.

Applieatidii filed A ril 24 erence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Thls lnvention relates to'ties for rails.

An object of the invention is to provide 'a tie which is cheaper and more durable than. the usual wooden tie and yet' retains the advantages of the latter.

Another qbject of the invention is to devise a method for utlhzing a block such as is used in'conneetion with the metallic cross' tie so that there may be no waste of the material thereof and all of the available-portions canbe utillzed and wor In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved tie with parts broken away to show the drainage holes; Fig. 2- is an elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a .section on the-line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrowsiand Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig/1, looking in .thedirection of the arrows.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown the tie is constructed preferably of metal, altholwh'any other cheap and durable. material ma be used. and comprises a central portion 1' which has four sides and is of a tubular nature. A transverse partition 2 closes each end of this tubular portimn the partitions being spaced inwardly from the ends or" thetie some distance. forming end compartments 3 to receive blocks 4 of any suitable material, such as wood. Each compartment is open at the outer end and top The blocks are of a width and thickness which correspond to the usual width and thiclv'ness of wooden ties now in use and are of a length greater than three times the width of the flanges 5 of the rails (3 which rest upon the.

same. The blocks entirely lill the compal't ments 3 and extend from the ends to the partitions 2. The blocks are held in place by suitable means and for this purpose the. sides of the compartments are provided with openings ,7 through which screw-threzuleil bolts 8 extend and press into the sides of the blocks to hold them in place, as shown atO. The location and arrangement of these bolts are such that the blocks are in no manner Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27,1916.

, 1916. Seria1No.93,045.

weakened, as where'nail's and spikes are driven into the same at the top. The indentations which are formed in the blocks along the sides thereof are amply protected from the weather and elements whereby .the wear-- ing qualities of the blocks are increased. 'As shown in the drawing, the flanges rest upon the blocksadjacent their inner ends and fo this reason the inner portions of the compartments are recessed, as shown at 10. The blocks extend above the recesses and the recesses are sufiiciently wide to miss the flanges of .therails so that the rails will rest entirely upon the blocks. B'y insuring a substantial length of bloc'k between the flange and the end of, the tie the resiliency and ease with which trains can travel over the track is facilitated and not diminished, as is usual in constructions which contain metal and other-material dissimilar to wood. When the portions of the blocks under the flanges shown in the drawing are worn down block. 'hen both sides ofboth'ends have worn down a portion of one end of the block is sawed oil. he intermediate portion on one side is worn down and then the other side of the intermediate portion is utilized. It will be seen that my arrangement of metallic tie for the blocks and the ]')articula.r size ol the blocks insures that each block can be used six times at least. Of course, the steps described above can be multiplied by using blocks of greater length.

To increase the wearing' qualities of the blocks I eliminate entirely the'spikes which are usually driven into the same and exigage the flange to hold the rail in place. l have. provided upon each side of each compartine-nl, two clamps '11 arranged to engage ear-h side of the Hangiad ia(-ent thereto. 'lhese clamps are provided with slots 1: into which bolts 13 project. whereby the clamps are adjusted. .The bolts extend through the. sides of the compartments 3, the sides being; recessed, as shown at 1- so that the inner flange to rest upon the Fourth portion of the Y are ends of the bolts will he flush therewith.

The clamps are locked in position by means series of apertures or openings 19 to allmv the escape of water and moisture.

Tn the use of my tie it is contemplated to plant the same alone the roadbed, as is usual in the ease of wooden ties, but it will be seen that when my tie is once planted there is no necessity for ever remo\'in; it as far as the metallic portions thereof are eoneerned and thereby tearing up and destroying the eltieiency ot' the roadhed. l have also provided blocks which lit snugly-in the ends of my improved metallic tie and which extend substantial distances to each sideot the flanges ot the rails, whereby the resiliency ol the tie is not impaired and is praetieally the same as in the ease. ot ties which are made entirely ol" wood. The portions of the compartments adjaeent the rails are cut away so that the rails rest entirely upon the blocks. l wish to lay special emphasis upon the novel method that'l propose of utilizing: these blocks and of making them of such length that they can be used six .or more times. liy this method the cost of material is substantially reduced and the expenditure for tie blocks is much less.

Another feature which adds to the wearing quality of the block. is my way ol tastening the same to the metallic portions. It has been usual heretofore to lasten the wood at the top by rlampingjn ans or by driving spikes through the wood at the top for holding the same. The means I employ forms indentationsin thc \\'ood' which are so small and are located at sucha position that the weather has very. little ell'eet thereupon.

Another novelafeature of my invention is the manner of clamping the flanges to the bloeks by which the spikes usually driven into the blocks are entirely eliminated. I provide gnideways 18 which prevent the ro tation of the clamps and hold them in proper position.

The above eonstruetion provides for a speeial block of such dimensions that all the. a vailable portions thereof ean lie-utilized and worn by the method above described.

'hile l have. shown and described one emhmliment ol my invention it will be understood that this has been chosen for the purposes ol' illustration only. and that i do not desire to be limited to the details of construction, shown and described, for obvious 63B modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to seeuro by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tie, a body portion, end compartments, blocks located in said compartments and filling the same, clamping devices adjustably mounted on the outside of said compartments and engaging the flanges of the rails, said clamping devices comprising body portions, slots in said body portions and bolts fixed to the sides of the compartments and projeeting into the slots.

In a tie, compartments, blocks mounted in said compartments, clamping devices at each side. of the compartments andin engagement with the flanges of the rails, said clamping devices having vertically extending slots, bolts mounted on the sides of the compartnwnts and projecting into'the slots, and vertically extending gl'lideways for said devices. I

In a tie, a body portion, end compartments, a block mounted in each compartment and extending from end to end thereof, the inner portion of the block extending above the compartment so that the rail can rest entirely upon the block, means passing through the sides of the compartments and el'lgaging the sides of the blocks to hold the same in place, and :uljustable clamps mounted on the sides of the compartments to engage. the flanges of the rails,

4.. The herein described method of utilizing end blocks for metallic ties which consists in wearing the block adjacent one end thereof on one side, turning the block over and allowing the other sideot the same;end to beeome worn, then inserting the other end ot the tie in the metallic tie structure and ing the block over and allowing the other side of the lastmentioned end to become worn, then sawlng the block ad acent one end and inserting the intermediate portion of the original block under the flange to allow that to become worn.

in testiniony whereof, I afiiX my signature. DANIEL H. SNYDER. 

